According to Albritton, the agriculture industry did not bring in as much money and funding under Speaker Corcoran as it did under Speaker Crisafulli, but the priorities of the industry have stayed in place.

The $8 million for research on citrus greening was prioritized and kept in place in the budget, Albritton says. Along with this, $4 million was budgeted for Florida Department of Citrus support due to the reduction of citrus boxes produced in Florida. $650,000 was also in the budget for the development of new varieties.

Albritton says keeping these priorities in the budget is a win for the citrus industry.

“It’s an encouragement, you know, the emotional, psychological strength that the Florida citrus community has,” Albritton says.